Paper-fastener.



kE. L. Bows. PAPER FASTENBB.

APPLICATION FILED FOY. 21, 1912.

Pumped Aug.26,1913.

UNITED STATES EDWARD LOOMIS BOWES, OF XETTLE FALLS, WASHINGTON.

PAPEB-FASTENEB.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Allg. zo, 1913.

Application tiled Iovember 21, 1012. Serial No. 732,831.

To all wh-om it may concern Y Be 1t known that I, EDWARD LooMIs v Bowes, a citizen of the United States, 'residing at Kettle Falls, in the county of Stevens and State of Washington, have invented anew and usefullmprovement in Paper-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relatesto certain new and useful improvements in 'paper-fasteners, and is fully described and explained in the speci# lication and shown in thev accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is\a perspective view showing my device in one position of use; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the device in another position, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device itself.

The purpose of the present device is to afford a separable ring, of the type which is frequently used in connection with notebooks and loose-leaf binders generally, which can be passed through a bundle ofpapers, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the papers are free to be separated entirely while still on the ring, whereby the entire surface of each sheet can be inspected. Furthermore, if it be desired at any time to remove a single'shee-t, a bunch may be separated into twolparts at the top of which the sheet to be extracted lies and then by separating the ring, this single sheet can be taken out without dis-l`V tynbing the order of the other papers. This manner of operation is well known in con- 'nection with loose-leaf binders of one sort and another, and it is, of course, desirable. However, there are frequently papers which it is desired to treat and handle in this manner, which it is also desired to hold together in a solid flat bundle for filing, as by the use ofthe ordinary paper-clip of wire, and my principal object is to afford a single clip which will permit of both methods of han- (lling the paper.

Referring to the drawings, 4 is a wire an-nulus having a pointed tip 5, and a re. curved-end 6 forming an eye in which the pointed end can be engaged, as illustrated. The metal of the wire of the ring is continued back from this recurved-eye 6 in a part 7 parallel to and alongside of the ring 4, which recurved-part terminates in a radial projection 8.

When the device is used merely as a sepaf,A

Y-rmly gripped together.

rable ring, as shown in Fig. 2, 1t is passedthrough a hole previously prepared m the.

bunch of papersor, if desired, the pointed end of the device will form its own hole. lWhen the end of the ring is engaged with the eye 6, the' papers arepermanently fastened and may be turned over While pre' serving their order inthe same way as if fastened with an ordinary separable-ring paper-fastener. owever, when it is desired to heid the papers in a solid Hat bunch .for filing, the plane of the ring is laid down flat against the bunchl of papers, Vas shown in l, .and the recurved part 7 is placed on the opposite side of the bunch from the the papers are f course, it will be obv1ous that the fastener can be pushed farther over the bunch than is shown in Fig. 1, by the pressure of the linger-upon the annulus in a direction to produce the result. The fastener shown in Fig. 1 is partially pushed onto the bunch of papers, in order main annulus 4 and` thereb that theroonstruction and operation may be most clearly understood.

There is thus rovided a paper-fastener which possesses all) the advantages of the ordinary vseparable ring in that the entire surface of each sheet may be examined and `the papers readily turned over from time to time or, if desired, separated for the removal aoY of single sheets, and at the same time all the advantages of firm binding in a compact, tight bunch are fully present. Furthermore, when the device is in place and the apers are arranged for filing, there are no projections which in any wa interfere with ready filing, nor does th'e evice'add materially tothe size of the bunch of papers it contains. v

I realize that considerable. variation is possible in the details of the present construction, without departin from the spirit of my invention, and by iaving described the same in detail, I do not intend to be limited thereto, except as pointed out in the following claims, 1n which it is my intention to set forth all the novelty inherent in the construction described asbroadly as may be permitted by the state of the art.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent :-v

1. VA fastener having a paper-receilving annulus adapted to be se rated for the insertion and removal of eets of paper, and a paper-clamping part ad'acent thereto between which andthe annu us papers may be placed, for the purpose set forth.

2. A fastener having a paper-receiving annnlus adapted to be separated for the insertion and 4removal of sheets of paper, and a paper-clamping part adjacent and parallel thereto between which and the annlus papers may be placed, for the purpose set forth. A

3.N A fastener having a paper-receiving annulus adapted to be separated for the inlsertion and removal of sheets of paper, and an integral recurved paper-clamping part adjacent and parallel thereto between which Iand the annulus papers may be placed, for

the purpose set forth.

4. A paper-fastener of wire having an open annulus, one end of which is recurved to form an eye adaptedto receive oneend of the wire, the recul-ved part being continued parallel to the annulus to form paperclamping means.

I paper-clamping 5. A paper-fastener 0f wire having an open annulus, one end of which is pointed and the other of which is reourved to form an eye adapted to receive the pointed end, the recurved part being continued parallel the annulus to form paper-clamping means.

6. A paper-fastener of wire having an open annulus, one end of which is recurved to form an eye, the recurved part being continued parallel to the annulus to form means and terminatingv in an outward projection adapted to engage the e e.

yIn testimonywhereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2d day ofiNovember, 1912.

EDWARD LOOMIS BOWES. In presence of two subscribing witnesses:

SAUNDERS BAGBY, CHARLES J. WEBB.

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